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Men's College Athletics and the Politics of Racial Equality: Five Pioneer Stories of Black Manliness, White Citizenship, and American Democracy
Author(s): Gregory J Kaliss (Author)
- Publisher: Temple University Press
- Publication Date: 8 Jun. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 248 pages
- ISBN-10: 1439908567
- ISBN-13: 9781439908563
Book Description
Profiles of college athletes and teams that challenged the color line in America
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Kaliss examines five stories of pioneering African American athletes… Explaining how the athletes sought to achieve full citizenship through their athletic achievements… He argues that their responses reveal much more than just what occurred on the playing field… Summing Up: Recommended.” Choice, December 2012 “[A] careful study of five significant episodes in the racial integration of college football and basketball… The five episodes selected by the author fit together nicely in chronological, geographical, and thematic progression… Kaliss deserves praise for attempting to do more than merely chronicle the triumphs and travails of racial pioneers…[T]he book is a timely reminder that racial barriers in athletics were not exclusive to the South, and it makes a useful contribution to the study of college sports integration.”–American History Review, December 2013
About the Author
Gregory Kaliss is Associate Editor, Volume 9 of the Frederick Law Olmsted Papers, and Research Associate in American Studies at Franklin & Marshall College.
